CV-580 gear collapse at BRO during runup

[RDoug]

That's going to be a tough one to explain: Mexican cargo plane suffers gear collapse at airport

• Brownsville/South Padre Island Airport Director Bryant Walker said the gear collapsed on a Mexican cargo plane Thursday while mechanics were testing an engine on a ramp.
• A large crack could be seen separating the cockpit from the plane’s body and the propellers were destroyed.

 

[Roger Roger]

Ok let’s do a quick hyd pump check...gear handle up...

 

[Itchy]

“I said RUN UP, not gear up!”

I see a bright future in screen doors.

 

[Murdoughnut]

Not to revive the "do you pull the mixture when performing a gear up landing?" debate, but here's the dreaded prop strike turning into hull penetration scenario I hate to think about.

 

[ArcherII]

The flying life of this fantastic airplane has just ended

 

[mshunter]

Yeah, that thing will be written off here, taken back to Mexico on a ferry permit, and end up being magically fixed somehow.

What a shame to see an old dog like that get taken out by some nonsense.

 

[MaRiO FDZ]

Those are always down there in BRO. North of Hunt Panam. There's always at least 2 there. Too bad this one is a write off.

 

[DE727UPS]

I saw a CV-600 at the UPS ramp in PHX a week ago. It was Mexican registered but I wouldn't be surprised if it was an old SMB stage line bird. I probably flew it.

 

[TallWeeds]

If Air Tahoma wants to fix it, they certainly could. Here's another Convair that suffered similar damage. She's was repaired. http://avherald.com/h?article=44f6fe78&opt=0

 

[MikeD]

If you want to hear a sad story of a classic long-time flyer. C-54G (DC-4) 45-0491, also known as N406WA. This aircraft served in the USAAF and USAF from 1945 until being retired to the boneyard at DMA. Surplused from the boneyard, it remained in the TUS area being converted to a forest firebomber as Air Tanker 119 with ARDCO from the 1970s until the late 1990s, which was based west of TUS at RYN airfield. Survived a midair collision with another DC-4 in 1980 and managed an emergency landing. Sold when ARDCO closed up shop, it had its slurry tanking systems removed and was purchased by a cargo operator out of Florida to fly cargo around the Caribbean. I used to see this plane all the time in the TUS area and working fires, and when I was in Puerto Rico doing the hurricane relief work a few months back, what do I see? 406WA sitting abandoned on the cargo ramp at Luis Munoz (TJSJ) airport in San Juan, where it was left after having suffered a nose gear collapse on landing in 2012. Looks like that's where it's going to remain until its scrapped.

 

[RDoug]

What a shame, Mike.